AS Roma defender Evan Ndicka has been released from hospital and will undergo further tests in Rome after he collapsed on the pitch during their match against Udinese on Sunday, the Serie A club said on Monday.
The 24-year-old Parisian player, who represents Côte d'Ivoire, was taken off on a stretcher after falling on his back onto the pitch in the 18th minute and the match was later suspended at 1-1.
Ndicka was conscious but visibly in pain and was rubbing his chest with his right hand as the medical team rushed towards him. Roma later said that he was in “good spirits.”
“First and second level cardiological tests were carried out that were negative for cardiac pathology,” Roma said in its latest statement.
“In light of the latest examinations performed this morning, the medical situation is compatible with chest trauma with minimal left pneumothorax.”
Roma thanked the referee, the fans at the Udine stadium and the hospital staff.
“In those frantic minutes of apprehension, we all together demonstrated sporting values and put the protection of life first,” Roma added.
